Out of the Blue [Oct 14, 2024, 10:57 am ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
Today is Columbus Day here in the U.S., and apparently elsewhere, as the
Wikipedia explains this
is celebrated in a bunch of other countries under various names. But the name
of the occasion here is also in flux, as it is also now Indigenous Peoples' Day for
many as part of the backlash of what can at the very least be called the
excesses of the Age of Exploration that lead to the Age of Imperialism. This
might explain why I feel this snuck up on me this year, as it doesn't seem to be
as prominent as it once was, despite still being a Federal Holiday.
Also, happy Thanksgiving to Canada, where this is celebrated on the second Monday in October. I like how the U.S. version falls on Thursday, but mid-October is a much better time for a celebration of fall than late November, which is too close to the holiday season, not to mention my birthday. So good on you, Canada. I'll try and hunt down some pumpkin pie to celebrate.
Also, happy Thanksgiving to Canada, where this is celebrated on the second Monday in October. I like how the U.S. version falls on Thursday, but mid-October is a much better time for a celebration of fall than late November, which is too close to the holiday season, not to mention my birthday. So good on you, Canada. I'll try and hunt down some pumpkin pie to celebrate.
Celebratory Round-up
Thanks Ant, Neutronbeam, and Max.Story
Science
- ‘Phenomenal’ tool sequences DNA and tracks proteins — without cracking cells open - Nature.
- Colossal snake measuring over 50 feet long found in India - The Brighter Side of News.
- 'Islands' of regularity discovered in the famously chaotic three-body problem - Phys.org.
- Can a Supplement Really Help Control Your Pesky Eye Floaters? - ScienceAlert.
Media
- VFX Artists React to Bad & Great CGi 153. Thanks The Flying Penguin.
Follow-up
- Tea And Coffee May Affect Your Heart Health, New Study Says - HuffPost UK Life.
- SpaceX catches returning rocket in mid-air, turning a fanciful idea into reality - Ars Technica.
The Funnies
Arguing literalism to such a degree could make almost anything "technically" untrue. Technically the universe isn't infinite because it's rate of expansion could be measured, thus it can't be infinite otherwise it wouldn't have any where to expand to. I can appreciate a commitment to being meticulously factual in some cases but in polite society it tends to make you look more like a boorish snob than intelligent. If I was at a social function with a guy who said "Well TECHNICALLY..." after everything I said in a conversation I would be trying desperately to ditch him...
"The assumption that animals are without rights, and the illusion that our treatment of them has no moral significance, is a positively outrageous example of Western crudity and barbarity. Universal compassion is the only guarantee of morality."
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